This data set is a summary of data collected by master gardeners, master naturalists, gardeners, students, and other pollinator enthusiasts in the Southern USA, as a part of a citizen science project. For details on the method of data collection, visit the pollinator project webpage
The data summarized below is for data collected between 2019-09-09T08:24:41.441-05:00 and 2019-09-09T08:24:23.491-05:00.
First, let’s take a look at a good part of the dataset (first 50 rows). This dataset includes a total of 7459 observations and 34 columns of information. That’s a whole lot of data to go through - feel free to peruse through it below.A few columns explained for your convenience:
Below is the full list of plant families and frequency of observations, where the actual latin name was verified by theplantlist.org. The total number of observations where the latin name was verified is 3335 out of the total 7459.
| Plant Family | Frequency of Observations |
|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | 98 |
| Amaranthaceae | 39 |
| Amaryllidaceae | 6 |
| Apiaceae | 52 |
| Apocynaceae | 71 |
| Araceae | 1 |
| Asparagaceae | 52 |
| Berberidaceae | 3 |
| Bignoniaceae | 98 |
| Boraginaceae | 29 |
| Brassicaceae | 3 |
| Campanulaceae | 1 |
| Cannabaceae | 18 |
| Cannaceae | 1 |
| Caprifoliaceae | 16 |
| Caryophyllaceae | 1 |
| Cleomaceae | 3 |
| Commelinaceae | 20 |
| Compositae | 738 |
| Convolvulaceae | 5 |
| Crassulaceae | 14 |
| Cucurbitaceae | 77 |
| Euphorbiaceae | 7 |
| Fagaceae | 18 |
| Hydrangeaceae | 14 |
| Hypericaceae | 15 |
| Lamiaceae | 847 |
| Leguminosae | 92 |
| Liliaceae | 4 |
| Lythraceae | 117 |
| Magnoliaceae | 11 |
| Malpighiaceae | 5 |
| Malvaceae | 173 |
| Myrtaceae | 1 |
| Nyctaginaceae | 7 |
| Onagraceae | 12 |
| Passifloraceae | 23 |
| Phytolaccaceae | 1 |
| Plantaginaceae | 32 |
| Plumbaginaceae | 32 |
| Poaceae | 1 |
| Polemoniaceae | 67 |
| Polygonaceae | 28 |
| Portulacaceae | 41 |
| Ranunculaceae | 2 |
| Rosaceae | 8 |
| Rubiaceae | 126 |
| Rutaceae | 6 |
| Sapindaceae | 1 |
| Scrophulariaceae | 75 |
| Solanaceae | 3 |
| Talinaceae | 1 |
| Verbenaceae | 197 |
| Xanthorrhoeaceae | 22 |
You can click on the links for any given family name, and it will take you to a wikipedia page on the specified plant family. Our study included a total of 54 plant families.
Pie chart of percentage (and frequency) of observations on a specific plant family. Note that frequency of observations has nothing to do with pollinator attractiveness. At this point, we’re just summarizing what was looked at! This is practically the exacty same data as above, but displayed in a pie chart for better illustrative purposes.
Pie chart of percentage (and frequency) of observations on a specific plant genus Note that frequency of observations has nothing to do with pollinator attractiveness. At this point, we’re just summarizing what was looked at!